Cowtown and Avida Dollars: The Bell Jar, Sheffield
A Friday night, raining heavily, London Road resembled more of a murky swampland than the cultural buzz it usually carries in the daytime. However…
November, 2013
Suede: O2 Academy, Leeds
The O2 Academy was full to capacity as Suede entered to stage. The band began playing ‘Pantomime Horse’ before Brett Anderson swaggered onto the…
Local Natives, Breton and Cloud Control: The Leadmill, Sheffield
Local Natives are out on tour in support of their second album ‘Hummingbird’, following the success of their debut ‘Gorilla Manor’. After a slight…
Empire Will Wait – Sinking Ships EP
This six song offering is the debut EP from Bradford post-hardcore four-piece Empire Will Wait. Despite the name, the band don’t hang around.
Deap Vally and Skaters: Leadmill, Sheffield
As I stood there, relatively nonplussed at Skaters’ atypical American indie rock performance, I wondered, would I think any different of them if they…
AlunaGeorge, Mausi and Tiny Dancer: Plug, Sheffield
Think of two words that contrast with each other? Invariably people come up with night and day or rich and poor. Well in terms…
Celluloid Screams 2013
I can safely say that this year’s Celluloid Screams was the best yet. It gets bugger, busier and better every year, but still manages…
Catfish and the Bottlemen and Polkadodge: Plug, Sheffield
The side room at Plug is packed to the rafters, and Llandudno-based quartet Catfish and The Bottlemen have a small army of fans eager…
Gloria
With the Oscars only a few months away, the short list for Best Film in a Foreign Language has been released, and Gloria is…
The Wedding Present: O2 Academy, Leeds
Good old David Gedge. Still doing his screwed up singing face. Still doing his twisty hand indie disco dancing. Still sporting suspiciously black hair….
Sheffield Gig Selection: November 2013
Remember, remember oh yes it’s November and while the nights draw in and there’s a forecast of snow on the horizon let’s keep warm…
Post War Glamour Girls
With Post War Glamour Girls being one of the most highly rated of the emerging talents emanating from Leeds we wanted to catch up…